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Enjoy a permanent exhibit spanning Native American through 20th Century...

Enjoy a permanent exhibit spanning Native American through 20th Century periods, with a special emphasis on the Civil War. Meet spies and scallyways, slaves and soldiers, presidents and generals as you and your family experience special living history portrayals from the past. Don't miss the Museum's seven diverse historic sites, all nearby, or changing exhibit space.

I stopped in Manassas for a break after 2 hours on the road, white-knuckling it around the DC beltway and out Route 66.
The museum is tucked in a park behind the train station; both are just off the main drag in the historic part of town.
There was plenty of handicapped parking in the lot, and on the entrance...
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This is an in depth exhibit about Manassas and the surrounding areas before and after the Civil War. It covers every historical aspect of living there in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. They have lots of artifacts, and not just war items: household, business, and personal possessions are all laid out here for everyone to think about and enjoy....
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For lovers of history, and I am one of them. Manassas was a very important site during the Civil War, so some artifacts there of course, along with history of the old town itself. Also a souvenir shop.

It's a large one room museum, showing the history of Manassas, with emphasis on the Civil War. Good for a one hour visit. The gift shop has a variety of interesting Virginia mementos, and the two women staffing it were very helpful in telling us about historic Manassas, where to go eat and shop in the little town. It's free...
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